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i.TV 2.1.2 with Facebook, Twitter and the ‘Watching’ tab

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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First of all, thank you all for your patience and support. After the events of a couple of weeks ago when we had to take some unprecedented and drastic measures with our last update, we’re pleased to announce that i.TV is again available on i.TV !

HERE’S WHAT’S NEW

  • ‘Watching’ tab: See what other i.TV users are watching on TV right now.
  • Facebook and Twitter: Share videos and program info with friends.
  • New remote and remote control framework enhancements: Support for multiple TiVo DVRs and new Roku remote control.
  • Millions of new video streams
  • Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements
i.TV 2.1.2 IN DEPTH

TV listings slider

  • ‘Watching’ tab and ‘the listings slider’ TV listings now include a ’slider’ that reveals four new actions: (1) remote control (2) the ‘I’m watching’ button that tells the i.TV community what you’re watching right now (3 & 4) Facebook and Twitter buttons to instantly tell friends and followers what you’re watching.
  • You can see what other i.TV users are watching at any given time by tapping on the ‘Watching’ tab. TV shows are ranked in order of most watched.
  • The ‘Watching’ tab also shows which TV shows, movies and celebs have been favorited most often by the i.TV community

Facebook & Twitter

  • i.TV is now the Social Entertainment Experience™
  • Easily link your Twitter and Facebook accounts to i.TV
  • Use i.TV to share videos and program information with friends
  • Customize tweets and Facebook wall posts

Millions of new video streams

  • Millions of video streams now available, full TV episodes, movie trailers, TV previews, bonus material and fan videos
  • Help us categorize videos. After you watch a video, you can now mark it as Bonus, Clips, Episodes, Fan Videos, or Previews. You can also tell us if the video is offensive, irrelevant or if the link to the video is broken. Try it. It’s fun!


Remote control improvements

  • Support for multiple TiVo DVRs
  • Roku remote control

Netflix, Inc.

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i.TV redefines the universal remote control

Monday, August 17th, 2009

i.TV 2.0 available soon with integrated remote control from TiVo

We are happy to announce the i.TV Remote Control Framework and the coming launch of i.TV 2.0 in the iTunes Store. (i.TV 2.0 is currently under review by Apple and will be available soon.)

Remote Control: i.TV now brings together the TV guide and the remote control TiVo remote on i.TVon your iPhone or iPod touch. The i.TV Remote Control Framework enables third parties to develop remote controls for televisions, DVRs, IR blasters and other home entertainment devices.

TiVo remote: TiVo is the first* to introduce a remote control for the i.TV platform. You can now change the channel, fast forward, record and most importantly play your favorite shows and movies with just a tap on your iPhone or iPod touch.

*While TiVo is the first to introduce a remote control on i.TV, more remote control integrations are in development and will be announced in the coming months.

i.TV's new user interface

Also new in i.TV 2.0

New look: i.TV now has a simplified and remote-like user interface.

iTunes: From within i.TV, discover relevant TV, movie, music, podcast and audiobook content and then tap to download from iTunes.

Push notifications: Set pop up alerts to remind you when your favorite TV shows air. Never miss a show again.

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TiVo support, streaming TV and movie tickets now on i.TV

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Well, just in time for the holidays, we have an announcement to make. 

i.TV 1.2 is now in the App Store and I just wanted to let you know what’s new. 

Our developers have been working hard to add new features, to make i.TV more stable, and to implement your suggestions. 

Here’s the news: 

  • DVR remote record with TiVo support!
  • Selection of streaming videos–including full TV episodes, fan videos, and other bonus material (currently, this is a small selection of full episodes but we will be adding content frequently and on a regular basis)
  • Movie ticket purchasing
In addition to this, we have also made several other feature enhancements and bug fixes: 
  • What’s Hot tab: Get the latest entertainment news, recaps of your favorite shows, gallery images, and featured content. 
  • Upcoming movie listings and trailers
  • i.TV Wallet: You can now securely store payment options for business transacted via i.TV, such as movie ticket purchases.
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements
There’s even more than this but these are the highlights. If you would like to find out more, follow this link to info on this announcement in our news room. 
All I can say is thank you to all of you for your feedback and suggestions. As you can see, we are listening and working hard to add new features that you have asked for. Please keep the feedback coming and we hope you enjoy!

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